Largest bunker tanker launched RIDING on the success of achieving the highest ever bunker sales last month, the bunker industry in Singapore is set to attain even greater heights with the launch of the world's largest purpose-built bunker tanker by Hong Lam Marine yesterday.
Supply-chain pros see threat to trade from protectionism FOUR in five supply-chain managers at international manufacturing companies are concerned that growing protectionism could push the global economy into recession, a recent BDP International survey has found.
Anti-piracy, security services for ships, crew and cargo GAC Group has come up with new crisis management and anti-piracy offerings to protect ships, cargo and crew.
Tanker supply shrinks amid extra crude
EU extends anti-piracy mission off Somalia coast by one year
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Lessons from the Hebei Spirit incident THE master and chief officer of the tanker Hebei Spirit are now back home in Mumbai following a widely expected ruling by South Korea's Appeal Court that they were not guilty of vessel destruction.
Largest bunker tanker launched RIDING on the success of achieving the highest ever bunker sales last month, the bunker industry in Singapore is set to attain even greater heights with the launch of the world's largest purpose-built bunker tanker by Hong Lam Marine yesterday.
Supply-chain pros see threat to trade from protectionism FOUR in five supply-chain managers at international manufacturing companies are concerned that growing protectionism could push the global economy into recession, a recent BDP International survey has found.
Anti-piracy, security services for ships, crew and cargo GAC Group has come up with new crisis management and anti-piracy offerings to protect ships, cargo and crew.
Tanker supply shrinks amid extra crude
EU extends anti-piracy mission off Somalia coast by one year
An insider's guide to bulk shipping
Strait Talk
Lessons from the Hebei Spirit incident THE master and chief officer of the tanker Hebei Spirit are now back home in Mumbai following a widely expected ruling by South Korea's Appeal Court that they were not guilty of vessel destruction.
Aeroflot Cargo in bankruptcy procedures The board of directors of Aeroflot Russian Airlines has evaluated the future of Aeroflot Cargo as a separate freight airline. With the negative net assets of Aeroflot Cargo and its...
Artoni Group and Samer & Co Shipping create large logistics centre A large industrial logistics centre located alongside the Trieste ship canal is being built by Artoni & Samer, a company created by a 50% partnership between Artoni Group of Reggio...
Lufthansa Cargo presents award to Agility The German freight transport service provider Lufthansa Cargo recently presented its "Planet Award of Excellence" to its global partner Agility. The all-cargo carrier said tha...
Echo Global Logistics acquires Raytrans Distribution Services Echo Global Logistics Inc, a technology-driven transportation management firm, has acquired Raytrans Distribution Services Inc, a transportation brokerage firm based in Matteson IL...
Paris Air Show started The Paris Air Show held at Le Bourget started yesterday (15 June) with low expectations of big-money deals, but plenty of attention on air safety in the wake of the recent Air Fran...
Qantas Freight launches new Tasman service Australia's Qantas Freight commenced a new Boeing 767 freighter service between Australia and New Zealand on 15 June. The operation enables Qantas to retain wide body freight capac...
Qatar Airways adds Amritsar and Goa Qatar Airways is adding two new services between Doha (Qatar) and Amritsar resp. Doha and Goa (both India) in October. The Doha-Amritsar service is to begin on 11 October. It will ...
New Boeing forecast The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing published tits 2009-2028 current market outlook on 11 June. Boeing forecasts that over the next 20 years the market will need some 29,000 new co...
Open day and name-giving ceremony at Norfolkline's terminal in Vlaardingen Norfolkline will host its first open day at the Vlaardingen terminal (Netherlands) on 20 June. The name-giving ceremony of the shipping company's "Maas Viking" will be held in...
Intertanko encourages IMO to set target levels to reduce GHG emissions In a recent submission to the upcoming IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee, the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) encourages the Inte...
Rickmers donate EUR 1 million to World Future Council As part of their "175 Years of Rickmers in Shipping" anniversary, Hamburg shipowners and businessmen Bertram and Erck Rickmers have donated EUR 1 million to the World Future Counci...
Marco Polo 2009: 70 proposals to "green" European transport's landscape The number of requests for Marco Polo funding has increased this year. By the call closing date, a total of 70 project proposals were received - nearly a 50% increase compared to t...
US pulls back on North Korea THE WHITE House has pulled back from plans to conduct forcible, at-sea inspections of vessels carrying North Korean cargo
OPEC lowers oil demand forecast OPEC HAS revised down its forecast for oil demand by 230,000 barrels per day for 2009, to 83.8M b/d
Singapore box drop continues SINGAPORE'S box terminals are continuing to decline, even as sources close to the liner trades predicted today a rise in second-half volumes
Use it or lose it, Canberra warns AUSTRALIA has threatened to strip international energy companies of oil and gas leases if they fail to develop them for production in good time
Crippling liner losses forecast GLOBAL container carrier revenues could shrink by $55Bn next year from 2009 totals, Drewry director Mark Page warned the TOC conference in Bremen today
USCG cautions on fuel switching THE US Coast Guard issued an alert today on safety procedures for switching fuel mid-voyage from residuals to distillates
Valencia transhipment climbs A BOOST in transhipped boxes from MSC, China Shipping and the Grand Alliance carriers is helping Valencia ride out the global recession, a conference in Germany heard today
Crew on Baltic Wind finally paid The coaster Baltic Wind, flying the Panama flag, has now left Aabenraa after its arrest due to unpaid crew wages. The Swedish owner has now paid the crew USD 50,000
Atalanta operation extended The Council of the European Union has agreed to extend the EU Navfor Operation Atalanta one year from its current end date on 13 December. EU says in a statement
Exxon to pay interest on Exxon Valdez disaster A U.S federal court in San Francisco has ruled that Exxon Mobil Corp. must pay victims of the 1989 Valdez oil spill 5.9 per cent in interest on the
Canadian ports invited to submit cold ironing applications Round two of the Marine Shore Power Program gets underway.
European bunker prices mostly soft Rotterdam market sees slight gains for HS 380 cst material.
WFS president to sell shares Kasbar and Stebbins may sell up to 150,000 shares each under stock trading plans.
Financial support for Singapore bunker surveying firms MPA announces measures to help bunker surveying companies meet deadline for 2010 Accreditation Scheme.
Supplier launches 'world's biggest' bunker tanker A second similar-sized bunker tanker due to arrive in Singapore in September.
Bunker prices in Asia continue to fall Suppliers in key Asian ports still reporting 'zero enquiries' despite bunker prices falling.
Fuel oil duty set for 35% rise Russia's export duties rising following international oil price gains.
INTERTANKO drafts 'energy management plan' for tankers Aim is to achieve 'coordinated, efficient CO2 emissions reduction from tankers in service'.
Brightoil to expand its storage capacity Ambitious plans to acquire stake in oil storage firm and to build more storage tanks.
Singapore's May port volumes plunge 20% Container throughput falls sharply to 2.1 million TEUs.
Chimbusco's May bonded sales up Sales increased on stronger shipping activity and a narrowing of the price differential with Singapore.
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